I’m a staff writer covering all things Wall Street and Investing. I have a love hate relationship with the world of finance. I am fascinated by the industry’s power and influence around the globe, and the ingenuity of the people it employs. Not so much a fan of the lack of accountability when the system fails—which it often does: I'm always on the hunt for people and companies to profile.

Corporate executives have plenty responsibility and pressure to perform, and with that comes long hours and stress. According to a report from health.com that makes the job one of the worst in terms of a healthy lifestyle.

“We know that too many hours at work takes away hours that could be used for health-promoting activities. Often senior leaders have these very driven, Type-A personalities—something that’s already associated with increased heart disease risk,” L. Casey Chosewood, MD, senior medical officer for the Total Worker Health program at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health tells health.com.

JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley employees (as well as a plethora of other employees across the country) aren’t much better off. Turns out those with nine-to-five desk jobs are also on the list for having the worst jobs for health. Why? “Sitting all day has been linked to back pain, repetitive stress injuries, obesity, an increased risk of heart disease, and a shorter lifespan—even among people who squeeze in exercise before or after work,” health.com notes.

Of course corporate execs and desk jockeys have nothing on enlisted soldiers, police officers and firefighters who are also on the “worst” list for obvious reasons.

There is good news for some in the financial crowd. Insurance workers are on the list of best jobs for your health. The reason is quite simple. From health.com

Employer-sponsored health insurance is a key part of workplace health, so companies in the business have a leg up…Actuaries, who often work as statistical analysts for insurance companies, were ranked second in CareerCast’s Best Jobs 2012 list, due to its low level of stress and physical demands. The job also earned a spot on Monster.com’s 2012 Best Careers for Right Now list because of its low unemployment levels—a sure boost for workers’ emotional health.

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Many more cab drivers and convenience store clerks are murdered per capita than police officers.

But, due to a lack of publicity and union backing it is the police who receive the much higher pay and MANY more benefits AND a multitude of charities soliciting donations from the public to remit funds to the families of deceased police.

Oh, hogwash. There’s plenty of evidence that people with higher social status live longer and are healthier, as shown by the famous British Whitehall Study. This may be because social status is good for us, because being in control reduces stress, or just because having more resources means being healthier. The idea that corporate executives are sacrificing their health for their jobs strikes me as unlikely. The execs I’ve met during more than a decade here certainly strike me as a healthy group.

Soldiers, Police, Firefighters/EMTs, TEACHERS! Get real!!! We don’t get 2hr lunches, 6 digit salaries, and business expense accounts.CEOs got it tough?!?!?! They get WELL compensated! If you can read this, don’t thank a CEO.

1. Soldiers, 2. Police, 3. Firefighters/EMTs, 4. TEACHERS! CEOs????? Get real!!! The first 3 risk their very lives. Enough said and THANK GOD FOR YOU!!!! But #4s don’t get 2hr lunches, 6 digit salaries, and business expense accounts. CEOs got it tough?!?!?! PUULLLLEASE!!!!!!! They get WELL compensated! Don’t get me wrong I am a capitalist to the core, but, If you can read this, don’t thank a CEO.

Just wanted to let you know that I used this article as a vest pocket piece for a post I did yesterday on one of the healthiest things you can do for yourself (or your employees) at work. Thought together they made an interesting combination…

It’s not the jobs themselves that are stressful, it is our emotional reactions to them that are stressful. Our doctors never tell us this because they are also unconscious of it. Learn to control your reactions at work to people and situations and watch your stress fade away. Learning to control our attitudes and maintaining a positive inner outlook regardless of what is happening at work is also a stress buster.

The person who put the comment about clerks making no money and have the most dangerous job is correct. The public unions that push the police and fireman having the most dangerous jobs are not correct at all. There are many jobs that are dangerous for people but they do not have the unions behind them or the excitment of the job to truly tell the story. Bottom line is that LIFE IS NOT FAIR.